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Exhibited during the CES 2012, Intel’s Nikiski is a laptop built with a transparent touchpad that can serve as a touchscreen as well. When the laptop is closed, the visible gap then converts into a touchscreen, not only displaying a custom Windows 8-esque “Metro” interface, but allowing the users to view power settings, the date/ time or check out their emails without opening up the laptop’s lid. Intel gives no information about the device’s launching time but announced that the Nikiski will be retailed for less than $600 (USD).

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OLPC XO-3 is a tablet computer designed by San Francisco studio Fuseproject for the “One Laptop Per Child” project, which aims to distribute cheap, full-functional and self-powered tablets to kids in the developing countries. The OLPC XO-3 comes with a green rubber border and a removable cover that houses a solar cell to charge internal batteries. So whenever you need to charge your OLPC XO-3 tablet, simply split off the cover, put it under the sunshine for a while, and then done.

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Yes, I know my computer keyboard is full of harmful micro-organisms here and there, but who else’s are not the same? Since a “polluted” keyboard is unavoidable, we would have to face the fact or get Vioguard’s Self-Sanitizing Keyboard instead. Using germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C), the keyboard kit can kill more than 99.9 percent of harmful micro-organisms (flu germs and antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria included) within seconds…

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Use your head and hands, and then you’ll create something simple but magical, just as this privacy monitor. Designed and made with an old LCD monitor, the device looks all white to everybody except you, as you’re wearing “magic” glasses. But why and how? Check out the link below for more details and you may even try to make your own privacy monitor too.

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The Lenovo Company has recently launched its Windows 7-based IdeaCentre Q180, which is announced to the world’s smallest desk-top computer.

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Apparently the computers will become much smaller than we’ve ever imagined, because we people may finally serve as part of the computer. Or in other words, the computer is rightly built in human bodies. Put forward by a team from Washington University, the new contact lenses are embedded with a mini computer that enables people to read their emails directly via the contact lenses. The mini computer’s circuits are made from layers of metal, only several nanometres thick and thus thin enough for comfortable wearing. But is it safe to have circuits in our eyes? That still needs to be further researched and developed.

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Welcome the Penclic Mouse to America and Canada. As a pen-shaped mouse that ensures the users a comfortable working experience, this Swedish-designed mouse will finally come to the North America where it would be available at Best Buy, Walmart and other major retailers. Till now its price is not yet confirmed, but it is quite sure that the device will be sold in both wired and wireless versions, just as in Europe.

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Cideko’s Air Keyboard would bring us a new experience with wireless keyboards. It is embedded with a 3D motion sensing mouse, which will detect the keyboard’s motion to control the cursor on computer screen. Thus the users merely need to move the keyboard up and down/left and right in the air, they can then use the device as a wireless mouse too. It is also integrated with an earphone and a microphone, allowing the users to enjoy music or chat online from a long distance. The wireless keyboard is rechargeable, and compatible with both PCs, Macs and Linux computers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Till now, the International Funkausstellung Berlin 2011 has brought us many surprising designs and products, and today we’d like to add a new one to the list of innovative electronics. It is Sony’s “Lenticular Sheet”, a thin film that can be places in front of any laptop screens to turn them into glass-free 3D displays. With such a product, 3D fanciers would then enjoy 3D films without needing to wear glasses any more. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The king of laptop is here. From gScreen, the SpaceBook is the world’s first dual-screen laptop that features two 17″ full HD displays with a gorgeous resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels. Even so, the new laptop measures merely 4.54kg, lightweight enough to ensure people an easy transportation. It is planned to be launched to the world in November, but now you can make an order via gScreen with a down payment of $695.00 or $795.00. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This Mini Desktop Computer must have tricked your eyes, as it looks like small toys on the picture. But it is “announced” to be real computer available for use in the video below. [Read the rest of this entry...]

USB devices? Not exactly, it is actually a design that allows data transfer between two computers connected to the Internet. It consists of two USB parts for two separate computers. When you plug them to two computers, files and folders will then be exchanged between the two computers. Especially, the 256-bit AES encryption guarantees a secure connection so that you can always keep your data safe. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Long before, common mouse for computers was named so mainly because the device has a long wire that looks like mouse’s tails. And now, Elecom Nendo Oppopet’s wireless mouse has “real” animal’s tail, so cute! [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Weird” and “huge” is mentioned frequently when we talk about the Evoluent VerticalMouse. It seems not that smart on the pictures, however one will find it comfort and convenient to use the mouse after they’ve tried it personally. Moreover, the big mouse can even relieve your wrist pain, according to many users. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although trying to shove in the USB Plug from its right side wouldn’t take up too much of our time, we still prefer to solve that problem because we may damage the head if we do in the wrong way. What we need is the Double U USB Port, a new gadget designed by Ma Yi Xuan that can always ensure us a convenient using, because either side is a right side. Really functional! [Read the rest of this entry...]

As common door locks prevent your possessions from stealing, the USB Lock System aims to protect your mice, keyboards, and headphones from theft at public locations such as schools and libraries. Moreover, its sophisticated 20 key lock system can prevent others using the same device from unlocking your systems. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You needn’t have to withstand your keyboards if you no longer love them. Forget them and have a try with the Engage Keyboard. It features a patented motion system, which can study your typing frequency and thus offer a more suitable position for you to use. Wow, that sounds great and we suggest everybody that spends much of their time with a computer to get one. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Fashions come and fashions fade, but almost all those interesting things we’ve ever experienced would come back again, after months or even years. And now we see these old television sets return in a new form of a mousepad, so will that bring back your sweet memory of the 1980s? You can share with us if you feel like to. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What would tables be like in the next few years? Recently the Media Computing Group from Germany offered a possible answer with their BendDesk. It is a clever combination of common tables and computers, featuring a vertical display and a horizontal larger one. Frequently used devices like mouse, keyboard, paper-based documents and others are all built within the two areas, which promise an effective interaction with the users based on multi-touch technology. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Italian artist Franco Recchia is a man with great curiosity. When taking apart old computers, he suddenly realized that it may be interesting to make some sculptures with their component parts and thus these mixed-media sculptures were brought to us. Each featuring rich details and clean lines, these sculptures here present a new look of Central Park, Manhattan, Boston and Pittsburgh and they’re all full of imagination and creativity. Really nice work, Recchia! [Read the rest of this entry...]

An orange colored cylinder is standing on your table, so what do you think it is used for? [Hint: computer.] [Read the rest of this entry...]

The USB Triple Foot Switch II is created as a result of the requirements to control computer by foot. Each set includes three pedals, which can be pre-programmed unique keys by the bundle software. A best gift for those who love computer games! [Read the rest of this entry...]

What will you do if you see somebody holding a grenade in the hand? Call 911 at once? Well, we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you for your contribution towards the national security. But next time you’re in the same condition, you probably should firstly make sure they’e not using the Hand Grenade Mouse. Made out of an old grenade casing, the interesting accessory is an ordinary mouse, and will harm no one at all. It’s just meant to look cool.

I bet James Cameron won’t be happy with the MacBook 3D laptop concept, because the revolutionary design enables us to watch the animated 3-D movie “Avantar” at home. Based on the 3D-enabled technologies, the concept also features stereoscopic iSight cameras, a touchscreen trackpad, and a hingeless spine design. Just imagine how cool it would be to see your friends around when you’re actually chatting on line with them. I love that! [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Cleankeys Keyboard cleverly solves the common problem of conventional keyboards— full of bacteria and not easy to clean, by adopting a totally smooth surface. It is completely 100% touch sensitive, which would cost you much time in getting used to typing on it, since you won’t feel the keys as you push them. Even so, claimed by its manufacturer, “that time is typically made up many times in the time saved cleaning.” The keyboard is also waterproof, so that you can easily wash it by sticking it under the running water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Especially designed for specific designers, the wonderful eVouse concept combines two important functions in one: a mouse for laptops and a pen sensor for design works. Its unique triangular design not only means appalled comfort, but indicates great convenience. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Exactly speaking, it is actually the display rather than the whole laptop that is transparent. Announced by its creator Samsung, the transparent screen also allows you to see other items behind it when using the laptop. Does that really make any sense? I mean, you may not accommodate multiple viewpoints. Even so, the concept still sounds cool and perfect to most guys. Announced by Samsung, these 14-inch transparent OLED displays will be in the shops in less than 12 months. Let’s wait and see!

Compared with conventional digital mouse, the “SPHEREtouch” from OreObject not only features a distinctively circular shape, but integrates a large horizontal scroll wheel and two touch-sensitive buttons, allowing you to use it more freely and easily. Finished in steel ($155), titanium ($175) and platinum ($225), “SPHEREtouch” is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X Leopard version 10.4. Both right and left-handed people will find great convenience with the mouse. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sometimes it feels like we want something special to give our laptops a new look or make it more convenient for us to use them. The ‘A Stand Laptop Stand’ is rightly the thing you’re looking for. It looks couldn’t be more ordinary on the first sight, but makes your laptops cooler- wow, the ‘A Stand’ has changed your laptop into an amazing desk computer! Made of rubber-coated PVC tubes, these soft touch laptop stands will not scratch your PCs. Available in black, yellow and white, each stand measures 14.2″ wide and 6″ high. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ryan has built an in-wall computer for his kitchen! In his blog, Ryan explained why he has that idea:

“For years my wife has been on at me to put a computer into the kitchen where she can manage her recipes, shopping lists, to do lists and access the internet for looking up various things.”

The computer mainly includes a touch screen, an interface cloned from the iPhone and runs Windows XP. With such an appliance inside the kitchen, Ryan and his wife could conveniently check out the weather, recipes and other information via the Internet. We have to admit, the computer has added more fun to the cooking time. So you want it, too? Click the website after the jump for a full tutorial and install one in your kitchen then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Compared with DOS, Windows is more convenient for us to use. But not for the elders. And to make sure that elderly people are also enjoying the convenience brought by the development of technology as the young people are doing, Sylvia Spencer has come up with the Perch Computer, which adopts the induction technology to store information. It features several keys (which individually store certain data) on the allotted slot and a touch screen. And to the elderly, they can directly drag or drop these keys to receive letters, surf the internet or do something else. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What do you think the white and compact item is used for? Think well before you give me the answer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Kohjinsha’s laptops the DZ series Dual Screen notebooks are accelerating the development of computers. It features a pair of 10.1-inch TFT displays, each coming with a 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution. Though it has one more screen than normal PCs, it isn’t heavy however, and weighs merely 1.84 kg. Check the video below for a sliding action. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Believe me that you wouldn’t mind waiting for a few years to own a futuristic laptop like the Roll-Top, though it’s just a concept product at present. Due to the soft OLED technology, this laptop is a flexible display that unrolls into a multi-touch 17-inch laptop. As it could be rolled up conveniently, Roll-Top is more portable.

Presenting here is a refreshing computer mouse named as “Demat Mouse”. The new product is designed with almost no more components except a base, a ball and two thin buttons, reducing much weight of the mouse. As a result, “Demat Mouse” works in a different way from regular ones. When you press the button on to click, it will then send a signal to the hardware and therefore implements your instructions.

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It is the most portable PC we’ve ever seen. Shaped like a headphone, the new computer is built with a 2-inch screen which creates an excellent visual effect as that of a 15-inch one. Wanna learn more about it? Well, then you mustn’t neglect its powerful function of page transition, simply controlled by your head’s motion. Still, the wearable PC could act to voice commands like “zoom out” or “zoom in”. It runs Windows CE 6.0, supporting both Bluetooth and WIFI.

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It could work as long as up to 8 hours, with a standard keyboard and a 7-or-8-inch screen. But it’s not a real computer as you may think of, because it is constructed with no OS, no storage or processor. Then, what on earth is the laptop invented for? Your BlackBerry! Merely connect it to your BlackBerry or Windows Mobile handset through Bluetooth or USB, and you’ll find all the needed information in the computer. Good work！

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The unique feature of the buddy desk lies in the fact that it could be attached onto steering wheel to supply necessary flat surface for certain purposes in the car. Based on the steering wheel, buddy desk allows you an easy access to either computers or other objects you may think of.

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Imagine that we can watch TV on bed just as we’re reading a book. Has it shaken you up a lot? That’s just what the ‘Buddy’ computer aims at. There’re three parts of the system, including a small portable touch screen, a large touch screen equipped with a projector, and a mainframe that works as a charging station for all necessary hardware. Mentioned its usage, the two touch screens can work according with orders from the mainframe through wireless devices and feedback relevant operations to it. Have you found out the secret of the small touch screen? Well, it’s also a keyboard for the large touch screen.

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The elegant purple PC, winner of “DELL Regeneration Green Computing Technology Contest”, is made of biodegradable polymers to embody the concept of “environmentally friendly”. Though it‘s a mini guy, the sustainable computer shows a powerful function with all the elements such as interfaces, CD-ROM projected in its arched case. As it can use anything as the screen and keyboard through projection, no extra components are needed.

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